PayPal Beats on Q3 Adjusted EPS, Lifts 2026 Guidance to ~$5.60
PYPL sits 46% above its 52-week low of $38.46.
Summary
PayPal beat on the bottom line and raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to about $5.60 from $5.38 issued in July. Q3 adjusted EPS came in at $1.45 versus the $1.31 consensus, and transaction profit of $3.95 billion topped the $3.89 billion expected. Total payment volume rose 6.3% year over year to $487.1 billion, but revenue of $8.58 billion missed expectations — the beat is margin-driven, not top-line. This is the first hard evidence that CEO Enrique Lores' turnaround plan, laid out in September after the $53 billion Stripe-Advent bid collapsed, is holding up; the stock has been trading on deal speculation since a September report of a new all-stock suitor.
At the time of this announcement, PYPL was trading at $56.28 on NASDAQ in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $48.1B. The 52-week trading range was $38.46 to $79.22. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10. Source: Binance News.